The beginners' workshop on the fundamentals of using a geographic information system (GIS) is geared to
social services providers, urban planners and researchers. Participants will learn to interpret national census
data and to display and analyze social changes and characteristics.

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The organization has presented workshops nationwide, including demographics workshops for the City of Alamo
Heights, Bexar County Housing and Human Services, the Texas Department of Health and the University of Texas
School of Public Health.

The workshop covers the fundamentals of using ArcGIS (ArcView 9.0) software; how to thematically map and
analyze census data on income, race, language and housing; how to map addresses of clients, volunteers,
campaign donations and social service facilities; how to identify gaps in coverage areas by zip code and other
geographies; best practices of creating informative and well-designed maps for public dissemination; and
resources for free geography files including zip codes and census geography.